Dot Day Exploration

 

Description: We used different media, such as crayon, marker, and oil pastel, to decorate a coffee filter.  We then painted our coffee filter using watercolor paints.  We used this to explore which media resist watercolor.  In this exploration, it was discovered that crayon will resist watercolor while marker will not.

Extension Activity: In Language Arts, students will read the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds.  Students will then journal about what can be learned from the book (ex: blue and yellow make green; a moral or lesson they got from the book).

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